Public Health Cannot Ensure Services That Improve Health If Those

question 14

Multiple Choice

Public health cannot ensure services that improve health if those services lack quality. Public health must:

• A) Provide the same service to all citizens
• B) Maintain quality in its workforce and continually evaluate service effectiveness
• C) Rid itself of low-quality services
• D) Depend on outside agencies to evaluate effectiveness

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Definitions:

Unlearned Response

A natural, innate reaction to a stimulus that occurs without the need for prior experience or learning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to trigger an involuntary response.

Desensitization

The type of sensory adaptation in which we become less sensitive to constant stimuli. Also called negative adaptation.

Reinforcement Schedules

The strategies implemented in the timing and frequency of reinforcing stimuli following desired behaviors.